Combination infant&#39;s garment and blanket



Jan. 7, 1941. a .DELMAN 2,227,751

,COMBINATION INFANTS GARMENT AND BLANKET Filed Feb. 13, 1939 2Sheets-Sheet l Jan. 7, 1941. B. IDELMAN COMBINATION INFANT S GARMENT ANDBLANKET Filed Feb. 15, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 )155211 efea;

Patented Janv, 1941 PATENT OFFICE COMBINATION INFANTS GARMENT ANDBLANKET Bernard Idelman, Chicago, lll.

Application February 13, 1939, Serial No. 256,036

8 Claims.

This invention relates to a combination infants or babys garment andblanket, adapted to be used for warmth and outdoor wear as well asindoors and for sleeping or carrying purposes or in a crib or vbed as ablanket.

The object of the invention is to provide in` a new article ofmanufacture, a combination garment of the kind referred to whichembodies a novel and extremely simple form of blank and constructionadapted to be used as a blanket or covering for an infant or childreposed in a crib or carriage or on a bed with lspecial facility foranchoring or tying the same down to keep the child from kicking theblanket off and while so usedhaving special provision for giving extraprotection and covering for the head, chest and feet in addition to therest of the body, and also adapted to `be folded to include a hood forthe 2u special provision for closing or sealing the same to protect theentire body of the infant or child either while sleeping or as reposedand enclosed therein while being carried about and especially outdoors,and adapted for changes in climate and weather conditions, includingcollar adjustf ments for a high or low collar, the former providingprotection for the neck and face of the Further objects and advantageswill appear and be brought out more fully in the following speciw'iication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a front elevation of the combination infants garment andblanket applied for use as a bag or sack;

45 Fig. 2 is a side elevation; v

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary front elevation withk the collar up;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary rear elevation with the collar up;

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5--5 of Fig.l 1;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the blank;

Fig. '1 is a plan -view of the blank, partly folded;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary plan view of the garment and blanket looking atthe back;

head and an enclosed covering or sack with- Fig. 9 is afragmentary/front elevation with the hood tied:

Fig. 10 is a side view of Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a view of the'garment applied to a crib, and 6 Fig. 12 is anenlarged fragmentary View of the separable fastener. Referring lmorevparticularly to the drawings, I show the combination lnfants or babysgarment bag or sack and blanket, which embodies 10 a blank I5 ofsubstantially rectangular form and madefrom suitable cloth material suchas wool, iiannel, annelette, or the like, or even of waterproof materialfor use in inclement weather,

as desired. The blank I5 includes a central or 15 back portion or bodypart I6 applied tothe back of the infant when used as a sack or bundledtherein or at the front or top when used as a blanket,but provided withside portions, ilaps or extensions I1 and IB foldable inwardly alongparallel lines at the side margins of a bottom or foot portion, iiap orextension I9 produced by angular or arcuate cut-outs at the lowercorners of the lblank with the vertical lower leg portions or edgesthereof preferably shorter than the up wardly and outwardly inclinedlower edges of the bottom or substantially horizontal leg portions oredges thereof.

The blank is also cut or formed with a central upwardly extending topextension or portion 20 of reduced width corresponding substantially tothe width of the bottom portion I9 with downwardly extending cut-outs,recesses, kerfs or darts 2| of substantially V-shape at the lines 35where the side'fiaps I1 and I8 fold over the body part I6 producingupward extensions at the sides outwardly thereof forming side collarportions 22 which lie at the front of the neck above the shoulders whenthe side portions of the blank are turned over and folded inwardly overthe main body part or central portion of the blank. Also, it shouldv benoted that the main body part below the cuts 2| is of a length to extendto the neck of the wearer. The top extension 20 45 preferably has itsopposite side edges 23 c'onverging upwardly or diverging downwardly,being inclined in opposite directions on opposite sides to form theextension 20 tapered whereby the same is adapted to form a hood 24 forcover- 50 ing the head and for other purposes as will be laterdescribed. In order to best accomplish this, the extension 20 isrecessed centrally at the top as at 25 in substantially V-formation withconvexly curved edges substantially parabolic and v j air, or rain orsnow in inclement weather.

sloping or curving downwardly at the outside toward the outer edges 23of the extension or bifurcations thus formed. These edges of the recessare turned toward each other in overlapping abutting relation to form aseam 26 and stitched together as at 2l in spaced relation to the rawedges of the material and the folds of the seam opened up with the edgesfinished, stitched or hemmed and a finishing strip of ribbon or the likestitched thereover to the front edge. A ribbon binding'28 correspondingto the color of the blanket is also folded over the entire surroundingedge of the blank including the edge of the hood at the open front sideas distinguished from the pocket or closed back side thereof andstitched together to the blanket material along or adjacent and parallelto said edge.

Strips, sections or lengths of tape or stringere 29 and 30 of flexibleseparable fasteners are also secured along the greater intermediateportions of the lengths of the edges of the side portions l1 and I8 atthe inner faces thereof by the same or additional rows of stitching,preferably to the binding strips or ribbon only to lie free at the foldtherebeneath and bearing the usual separable or detachable fastenermembers as used in this type of fastener although buttons, snaps, hooksand eyes or other fasteners may be employed if desired for separablyjoining the edges at the center and front of the garment or sack whenfolded on the infant as described. The advantage of the separablefasteners is that the joint is entirely closed against the entrance ofcold The fasteners include a terminal socket starting member or key 3lon one strip 29 at the bottom and a terminal shank 32 on the bottom ofthe other strip 30. A slide 33 is also provided on the strip or section29 retained from displacement by the terminal 3l, the slide having the`usual finger pieceor gripping means at the outside beneath the flexiblefolds or edge portions of the blanket material or binding thereon andcovered thereby whereby the fasteners may be manipulated to connect orseparate the edges of the folds forming the front of the garment orsack. Total disconnection or separation of these edges may be effectedso that the same may be laid flat in blanket form as agarment, forfacility in laying a child thereon in applying the garment or inremoving the same, as it is thought will be readily appreciated and wellunderstood.

The bottom reduced portion or downward extension constitutes a closureflap for the bottom of the garment or sack and foot covering and whenthe sides are folded in, it is adapted to be folded up over the front tokeep the garment from slipping up as with ordinary garments or blanketsand may be attached to the front of the folded side portions by spacedsuitable fasteners 34 such as snap fasteners, buttonholes and buttons orotherwise, there being one or more rows of fasteners on the exposedfaces of the folded side portions Il and iB, normally the reverse orback portions of the blank or blanket when opened out but constitutingthe front or top portions when the blanket is in use, so that only oneside of the article or material is maintained toward the body of thechild. This series of rows of fasteners is for adjustment as the childgrows, although the article is ordinarily made sufliciently large toaccommodate the child throughout the period of use. However, wherewardly. A pocket 3l is provided around or acrossl the outside of thehood 24 at the neck portion slightly above the crotch portions of thecut-outs 2l, the same being of ribbon "or the like to form a reenforcingstrip inaddition to a pocket within as stitched along its edges to theblanket material and the pocket having open ends 38 receiving drawstrings or ribbons 39 which are anchored in spaced relation to eachother at their inner ends toward the sides of the hood neck portion andpocket as at 4U at spaced points by stitching or otherwise so that thehood may be gathered or drawn in -at the sides to tighten the samearound the neck without choking or binding, as well as giving fullnessat the sides for attractive appearance but leaving the intermediate backportion smooth and ungathered but flat and straight to give support andsmoothness at the back of the hood and collar portion of the garment,when the strings 39 are tied at the front of the neck into a bow 4I asseen in Figs. 9 and 10 and gathered at the sides as at 42. The co1- larportions 22 are adapted to be folded over and down outwardly as seen inFigs. 1 and 2 at 53. The sides of the garment may be folded back asshown at 44 in Figs. 3 and 4 over the shoulders and the strings orribbons 36 tied in a bow at the back below or at the neck as shown atQ5. Also, the hood 24 may be folded back and down inside or outside whennot in use, or when the article is used as a blanket the same isreversed to bring the inside toward the body as seen in Fig. 11 andspread over the child reposed in the crib or bed, the strings 36 beingtied to the crib or bed rungs, sides or posts as shown in Fig. 1l tokeep the blanket cover in position over the child and keep it coveredand from being kicked or pulled off, and the hood being folded backinside as at 46 to cause the hood to give double protection over thechest within the crib bil. In

this use, the bottom extension or flap I9 is tucked I in and back underthe feet to give extra warmth and protection at such point. In Figs. 3and 4, the collar portions 22 are shown unfolded and extended from thefolded positions as in Figs. l and 2 and extended straight up to form astraight or standing collar to cover the face, except perhaps `spaced atthe mouth, nose and eyes, while the neck, ears and head are covered andprotected by the hood and drawn under the chin.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a novel and attractive yetsimple and ingenious combination infants or childs garment or sack forwarmly wrapping the child up when taken out or when sleeping outdoors ina carriage or in a cold, airy room, or when used as a crib or bed cover.or blanket. The device may be quickly and easily interchanged inits usesand put on or removed, it being only necessary to spread out the blanketand lay the chiid in it to be dressed With thev hood pulled over thehead and tied at the front, the sides folded inwardly and fastened andthen lwith the collar up or down, folded over the shoulders and tied atthe back, before or after which the bottom flap or fold is turned up andfastened at the front over the folded in front portions from-the sides.the garment produce a combination capable of efciently taking care ofall climatic and weather conditions with the material used governedaccordingly.

The side portions or folds I1 and I8 at the binding 28 and top or neckportion above the zipper or slide 33 of the separable fastener at thefront, are provided with tie strings or ribbons 48 which may be sewndown with and beneath the ribbon or like bindings 28 and tied to producea bow above the slide 33 to keep the collar tight or closed around theneck and prevent the fastener from accidentally opening.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A combination garment, sack and blanket comprising a blank havingfoldable side and b'ottom iiaps, said blank having a central topextension with a top recess and folded intermediately, the opposed edgesbeing secured together to form a hood, said blank being provided withvertical cuts near the top at the line where the side flaps fold toprovide collar portions adapted to be folded, meansvto connect thecollar portions and means to tie the hood at the front.

2. A combination garment, sack and blanket comprising a blank havingfoldable side and bottom flaps, said blank having a central topextension with a top recess and folded intermediateiy, the opposededges. being secured together'to form a hood, said side flaps beingprovided with inward cuts at the top at the line where the side aps foldinwardly over the central portion of the blank to provide collarportions adapted to be folded, draw strings atthe sides of the hood, tiestrings at the inner corners of the collar porf tions adapted to connectthe side portions in folded relation toward the back, means to separablyconnect the edges of the side flaps at the front and means to anchor thebottom fiap in upwardly folded relation.

3. An infants garment comprising a body part with a bottom extension,side extensions with longitudinal recesses extending inwardly from theirtop edges, said side extensions adapted to be folded inwardly over thebody part substantially in line with said recesses and the side edges ofthe bottom extension, ties at the upper inner corners of the sideextensions, a hood at the top of the central portion, and tie stringsThe dual functions of at the sides of the hood spaced from the back.

4. An infants garment comprising a at centrai portion with a bottomextension, vertical side extensions with vertical recesses at: theirtopv edges, said side extensions adapted to be folded 5 inwardly overthe central portion substantially in line with said recesses andthe`\side edges of the bottom extension, separable fasteners along theside edges of said side flaps, detachable fasteners to connect thebottom extension when folded upwardly over and' onto the sideextensions, a hood formed as atop extension on the central portionadapted tobe connected at the front, the side portions being adapted tobe foldedat the top corners over the shoulders and' means to connectsaid folded portions.

5. A combination garment and blanket,` comprising a blank havingfoldable sideaps and a bottom flap, said side naps having 'continuousouter edges, a top hood extension, collar portions 20 at the top of thevblank, said side naps being provided with downwardly extending cut-outsat the top edges thereof adjacent the side edges of the top hoodextension forming said collar portions,` separable fasteners connectingthe side aps at 25 their outer edges when folded, means to connect thecollar portions, said means serving to anchor the blank to the sides ofa crib, and adjustable means to connect the bottom flap tothe side flapswhen folded thereon.

6. A combination garment and blanket comprising a body portion havingfoldable side flaps and a bottom flap, foldable inwardly and upwardlyrespectively, said side iiaps having unbroken outer edges and topextensions formed by 35 vertical recesses extending downwardly from thetop of the body portion spaced from the outer edges of the side flapsforming foldable collar portions, a central top hood extension, therecesses being contiguous to the side edges of said 40 top hoodextension, said collar portions adapted to be disposed in an upstandingposition or folded downwardly when the side flaps are folded inwardlyover the body portion, means to connect said collar portions at the backwhen folded rear- 5 wardly, means to connect the side flaps and means toconnect the bottom flap to the side aps when folded. Y

7. A combination garment, sack and blanket comprising a blank havingfoldable side :daps and top extensions on the side flaps, said topextensions being formed by downwardly extending c'ut outs at the topedges of the blank at the lines where the side flaps fold inwardly.

8. A` combination garment, sack and blanket comprising a blank havingfoldable side and bottom flaps and top extensionsv on the side flapsformed by downward cuts at the lines where the side flaps fold, the bodypart of the blank below the cut outs being of a length to extend to the60 neck of the wearer and said top extensions adapted to form a foldedor upstanding collar.

BERNARD IDELMAN.

